Wednesday, August 8, 2012

Africa - Voice of America: Nigerian Town Under Curfew After Deadly Mosque, Church Attacks

Africa - Voice of America
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Nigerian Town Under Curfew After Deadly Mosque, Church Attacks
Aug 8th 2012, 15:06

Residents in a south-central Nigeria town are under a dusk-to-dawn curfew after separate attacks at a church and mosque this week killed at least 22 people.  The sectarian violence took place in the city of Okene in Kogi State. ​​ On Monday, unidentified gunmen killed 19 people at a Christian church during a worship service. Late Tuesday, armed men killed two soldiers on patrol outside the city's central mosque. At least one other person was killed.  No one has claimed ...

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